1. SMS to Email Converter - A new approach to send Email

2. Contents Introduction Current Scenario Proposed Solution Architecture Diagram Hardware Requirements Software Requirements Features Benefits Future Development

3. Introduction SMS - Short Message Service Communicating over the phone using voice, people rather prefer SMS not only for messaging but also for information exchange. SMS is a form of highly personal, immediate communication with high reach capability, low cost and high retention levels SMS is now accessible in many ways as a business tool. This project proposes a method of building an extendable generic application which can be used to provide email facility using mobile SMS as well as SMS alert on receiving any email

4. Current Scenario SMS – Fast and simplest way for local and national communication Email – Fastest means of communication for local, national and international communication Email requires active internet connection on your smart phone, laptop desktop etc. In India, many people are out of reach of internet What if you have to send an email while travelling and you do not have a smart phone or laptop or active internet connection.

5. Proposed Solution The solution is to link the email and SMS facility User can send an email without having access to internet through SMS User will send a SMS in required format to an SMS Application SMS Application will interpret the message and checks the validity of SMS and forwards it to SMS Parser The parser will decode the SMS and convert it into required Email format and send it to Email application The email application will send the email to the respective recipient.

6. Block Diagram SMS Email SMS Receiver SMS Parser Email Application

7. Hardware Pentium IV or above Processor 1GB RAM 40GB HDDEthernet Port GSM Modem DriverMobile Phone

8. Software Windows 2000/Windows XP/Windows Vista/ Windows 7.NET Framework 3.5 or above Microsoft Visual Studio 2008GSM Modem Driver

9. Features Send Email through SMS Receive Email on SMS Receive Email Alert

10. Benefits Sending email through SMS No active internet connection required Normal SMS chargesGetting Email alerts through SMS

11. Future Development Extending the message length Support for attachments